Prime Minister of Bangladesh
The prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially prime minister of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Prodhanmontri) is the chief executive of the government of Bangladesh. The prime minister and the cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The prime minister is ceremonially appointed by the president of Bangladesh.
| Prime Minister of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের প্রধানমন্ত্রী | |
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 Seal of the prime minister of Bangladesh | |
 Standard of the prime minister of Bangladesh | |
| Style |
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| Type | Head of Government |
| Status | Leader of the Executive |
| Member of | |
| Residence | Ganabhaban, Dhaka |
| Seat | Primary: Prime Minister's Office, Tejgaon, Dhaka Secondary: Cabinet office, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh by convention, based on appointee's ability to command the confidence of the Jatiya Sangsad |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President Jatiya Sangsad term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Bangladesh |
| Inaugural holder | Tajuddin Ahmed |
| Formation | 17 April 1971 |
| Salary | ৳ 115,000 Monthly (US$ 1,430) ৳ 1,380,000 annually (US$ 17,156) [1] |
| Website | pmo |
The position was taken over by the military during years of 1975–78, 1982–86 and 1990–91 due to imposed martial law. In each of these periods, the national government leadership was in control of the military with the executive authority of the president and the prime minister. During the period between 1996 and 2008, The chief adviser of the caretaker government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh exercised authority as per the constitution as the Head of government for 90 days during transition between one elected government to another. The chief adviser headed an Advisory Committee comprising ten Advisers. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the prime minister of an elected governments, his executive power was constrained with certain constitutional limitations. The system was scrapped in 2011 by 15th amendment of constitution to allow political government to conduct any General Election in future.
The latest prime minister was Muhammad Yunus, appointed on 8 August 2024 by president Mohammed Shahabuddin. The longest serving prime minister in the country's history is Sheikh Hasina, who served from 6 January 2009 until her resignation on 5 August 2024.
List of prime ministers
[change | change source]| # | Name (Birth–Death) (Title) |
Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajuddin Ahmad (1925–1975) Prime Minister |
11 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) Prime Minister |
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12 January 1972 | 25 January 1975 | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| Muhammad Mansur Ali (1919–1975) Prime Minister |
25 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad | 1975 | 1975 | |||
| Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem | 1975 | 1976 | |||
| Ziaur Rahman | 1976 | 1978 | |||
| Mashiur Rahman (1924–1979) Senior Minister |
29 June 1978 | 12 March 1979 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| Shah Azizur Rahman (1925–1988) Prime Minister |
15 April 1979 | 24 March 1982 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 1982 | 1984 | |||
| Ataur Rahman Khan (1907–1991) Prime Minister |
30 March 1984 | 9 July 1986 | Jatiya Party | ||
| Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006) Prime Minister |
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9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | Jatiya Party | |
| Moudud Ahmed (1940–2021) Prime Minister |
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27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | Jatiya Party | |
| Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–) Prime Minister |
12 August 1989 | 6 December 1990 | Jatiya Party | ||
| Shahabuddin Ahmed | 6 December 1990 | 20 March 1991 | |||
| Khaleda Zia (1944–) Prime Minister |
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20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1930–2014) Chief Adviser |
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30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | Independent | |
| Hasina Wazed (1947–) Prime Minister |
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23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| Latifur Rahman (1936–2017) Chief Adviser |
15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | Independent | ||
| Khaleda Zia (1944–) Prime Minister |
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10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012) President and Chief Adviser |
29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | Independent | ||
| Fazlul Haque (1938–) Acting Chief Adviser |
11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | Independent | ||
| Fakhruddin Ahmed (1940–) Chief Adviser |
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12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | Independent | |
| Sheikh Hasina (1947–) Prime Minister |
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6 January 2009 | 5 August 2024 | Bangladesh Awami League | |
| Muhammad Yunus (1940–) Chief Adviser |
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8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Correspondent, Parliament; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh raises president, prime minister's pay, perks". bdnews24.com.
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